scholarly journals Una lettera di Paolo Bajnotti a Cristoforo Negri nel contesto dell’esplorazione del Mar Morto nel XIX secolo

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-71
Author(s):  
Carmelo Pappalardo
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Gulf Of Aqaba ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
Geographical Society ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The 19Th Century

A letter in the archives of the Italian Geographical Society in which Paolo Bajnotti, an italian diplomat who had resided in Egypt, informs Cristoforo Negri about his trip to Palestine in 1869, before moving to Galaz for a new assignment, and about how he visited the Dead Sea thanks to the guidance of a Franciscan scholar who reported that he had personally observed that over the last ten years the level of the Dead Sea had dropped by about 95 cm, provides the opportunity for a historical overview of the exploration of the Jordan Valley from Lake Tiberias to the Gulf of Aqaba during the 19th century. What might seem to be a mere curiosity is in fact part of a very significant issue that was controversial among the geographers and cartographers of the time, as is clearly shown in Negri’s speech at the meeting of the Società Geografica Italiana on March 13th 1870. The level of the Dead Sea and the level of the Sea of Galilee, the resulting difference in height that the River Jordan has to cover with a significant average gradient, the lack of a rise in the level of the Dead Sea despite the absence of an estuary were questions that in the mid-19th century were still waiting for an answer supported by scientific data and free of pious or pseudo-scientific overtones. A numerous series of expeditions - some improvised, others well organized - gave some answers to these issues, removing any doubt and establishing that the entire hydrologic basin was significantly below the level of the Mediterranean, that the Jordan did not have a strong slope because it was very meandering, and that the Dead Sea’s level was regulated by the strong amount of evaporation that occurred throughout the year.

Bathymetry and uplift rate of the Gulf of Aqaba, Dead Sea Fault.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthieu Ribot ◽  
Yann Klinger ◽  
Edwige Pons-Branchu ◽  
Marthe Lefevre ◽  
Sigurjón Jónsson
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Tectonic Evolution ◽  
Active Faults ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Fault System ◽  
Arabian Plate ◽  
Gulf Of Aqaba ◽  
Uplift Rate ◽  
The Dead

<p>Initially described in the late 50’s, the Dead Sea Fault system connects at its southern end to the Red Sea extensive system, through a succession of left-stepping faults. In this region, the left-lateral differential displacement of the Arabian plate with respect to the Sinai micro-plate along the Dead Sea fault results in the formation of a depression corresponding to the Gulf Aqaba. We acquired new bathymetric data in the areas of the Gulf of Aqaba and Strait of Tiran during two marine campaigns (June 2018, September 2019) in order to investigate the location of the active faults, which structure and control the morphology of the area. The high-resolution datasets (10-m posting) allow us to present a new fault map of the gulf and to discuss the seismic potential of the main active faults.</p><p>We also investigated the eastern margin of the Gulf of Aqaba and Tiran island to assess the vertical uplift rate. To do so, we computed high-resolution topographic data and we processed new series of U-Th analyses on corals from the uplifted marine terraces.</p><p>Combining our results with previous studies, we determined the local and the regional uplift in the area of the Gulf of Aqaba and Strait of Tiran.</p><p>Eventually, we discussed the tectonic evolution of the gulf since the last major change of the tectonic regime and we propose a revised tectonic evolution model of the area.</p><p> </p>

Death Shall have no Dominion: The Passing of the World of the Dead in America

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles O. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Living World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Dead ◽  
American Society ◽  
Social Importance ◽  
The 19Th Century

The dead have largely lost their social importance, visibility, and impact in American society. This event is essentially a phenomenon of the present century. For three centuries prior, the dead world occupied a significant and readily recognizable place in the living world. Indeed, that place was growing rapidly through much of the 19th century. Causes of the reversal in relationship between the two worlds are examined and consequences of the present radical withdrawal from the dead are suggested.

scholarly journals Kaama-taguste udmurtide sügispalvus: rituaali etnograafiline kirjeldus välitööde põhjal

2018 ◽  
pp. 102-115
Author(s):  
Eva Toulouze
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Level ◽  
Close Range ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Village ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Eastern Udmurt autumn rituals: An ethnographic description based on fieldwork There is a good amount of literature about Eastern Udmurt religious practice, particularly under its collective form of village rituals, as the Eastern Udmurt have retained much of their ethnic religion: their ancestors left their villages in the core Udmurt territory, now Udmurtia, as they wanted to go on living according to their customs, threatened by forceful Evangelisation. While many spectacular features such as the village ceremonies have drawn scholarly attention since the 19th century, the Eastern Udmurt religious practice encompasses also more modest rituals at the family level, as for example commemorations of the dead, Spring and Autumn ceremonies. Literature about the latter is quite reduced, as is it merely mentioned both in older and more recent works. This article is based on the author's fieldwork in 2017 and presents the ceremonies in three different families living in different villages of the Tatyshly district of Bashkortostan. It allows us to compare them and to understand the core of the ritual: it is implemented in the family circle, with the participation of a close range of kin, and encompasses both porridge eating and praying. It can at least give an idea of the living practice of this ritual in today's Eastern Udmurt villages. This depends widely on the age of the main organisers, on their occupations: older retired people will organise more traditional rituals than younger, employed Udmurts. Further research will ascertain how much of this tradition is still alive in other districts and in other places.

scholarly journals Institutional landmarks in Brazilian research on soil erosion: a historical overview

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1431-1440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Santos Telles ◽  
Sonia Carmela Falci Dechen ◽  
Maria de Fátima Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Soil And Water

The problem of soil erosion in Brazil has been a focus of agricultural scientific research since the 19th century. The aim of this study was to provide a historical overview of the institutional landmarks which gave rise to the first studies in soil erosion and established the foundations of agricultural research in Brazil. The 19th century and beginning of the 20th century saw the founding of a series of institutions in Brazil, such as Botanical Gardens, executive institutions, research institutes, experimental stations, educational institutions of agricultural sciences, as well as the creation and diversification of scientific journals. These entities, each in its own way, served to foster soil erosion research in Brazil. During the Imperial period (1808-1889), discussions focused on soil degradation and conserving the fertility of agricultural land. During the First Republic (1889-1930), with the founding of various educational institutions and consolidation of research on soil degradation conducted by the Agronomic Institute of Campinas in the State of São Paulo, studies focused on soil depletion, identification of the major factors causing soil erosion and the measures necessary to control it. During the New State period (1930-1945), many soil conservation practices were developed and disseminated to combat erosion and field trials were set up, mainly to measure soil and water losses induced by hydric erosion. During the Brazilian New Republic (1945-1964), experiments were conducted throughout Brazil, consolidating soil and water conservation as one of the main areas of Soil Science in Brazil. This was followed by scientific conferences on erosion and the institutionalization of post-graduate studies. During the Military Regime (1964-1985), many research and educational institutions were founded, experimental studies intensified, and coincidently, soil erosion reached alarming levels which led to the development of the no-tillage system.

On Pliny, the Essene Location and Kh. Qumran

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Taylor
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Dead Sea Scrolls ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Wide Region ◽  
The Dead ◽  
A Current

AbstractPliny wrote that the Essenes lived west of Lake Asphaltites, and that infra hos was En Gedi. Some scholars associate Pliny's reference with Qumran, others with a location above En Gedi. Given that Pliny writes about Judaea by following the course of the land's remarkable water, it would be most natural to read infra hos as "downstream from them." The Dead Sea itself has a current, and there was a belief that the lake had a subterranean exit in the south. From a survey of scholarship produced prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, it appears that Pliny's reference was usually believed to indicate a wide region of the Judaean wilderness, understood to stretch from En Gedi northwards and/or inland. When En Gedi was identified in the mid-19th century, the suggestion that Essenes occupied caves just north of and above the ancient settlement was made, but this was not seen as exclusive. If we again read Pliny appropriately, as referring to a region which the gens of the Essenes held, we can move away from either-or dichotomies of possible Essene sites.

scholarly journals Remote Earthquake Triggering along the Dead Sea Fault in Syria following the 1995 Gulf of Aqaba Earthquake (Ms = 7.3)

2000 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mohamad ◽  
A. N. Darkal ◽  
D. Seber ◽  
E. Sandvol ◽  
F. Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dead Sea ◽  
Gulf Of Aqaba ◽  
Earthquake Triggering ◽  
The Dead

scholarly journals Evolution of endovascular therapy for aneurysm treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yassine Kanaan ◽  
David Kaneshiro ◽  
Kenneth Fraser ◽  
David Wang ◽  
Giuseppe Lanzino
Keyword(s):  
Endovascular Treatment ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Endovascular Therapy ◽  
Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Stepping Stones ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Work Done

The endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms has recently become an established therapeutic option. The foundation of this treatment modality was laid by the work done in ground-breaking cases, combined with technological advances since the first half of the 19th century. In this historical overview the authors describe the steps taken by the early pioneers and the results of their work, which was often done under challenging circumstances. The work of these predecessors established the stepping-stones for constant development and refinement for those who have come after them, eventually evolving into the procedures used today. Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms is only possible because of the work of these innovators.

Creep along the northern Jordan Valley section of the Dead Sea Fault

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 2494-2501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yariv Hamiel ◽  
Oksana Piatibratova ◽  
Yaakov Mizrahi
Keyword(s):  
Dead Sea ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Valley Section ◽  
Northern Jordan
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